Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-17


southeast Ohio.
DIR. Royce and Col. Lowe leave for
Garden City to-day.
The Grand Central had thirty-two
arrivals the first day.
Mr.. H. M. Cyphers, of Pawnee
Rock, was in the city last evening.
Jim McDonald's new building on
Main street is going up with rush.
Famous have few of those $500
boots left. 11-2*2
w. G. I.awhead, of Little Port,
Ohio, was in the city yesterday visit
ing friends.
The child of Charley Dodge,
which has been very sick of diphthe-
ria, is better to-day.
The farmers are now bringing to
market turkeys and chickens for The
Thanksgiving festivities.
The cheapest place to buy boots
and shoes is at the Famous.
11-2*2
A big prairie fire Oh the south side
of the Arkansas river done a vast
amount of damage last night.
1t was reported on the streets to-
day that Mr.. Weiss had bought the
Snider building on Main street.
What's that? Why clothing is sold
cheaper at the Famous than any 9th er
place in the county. 11-2a;2
The commissioners let the contract
tor county poor house Saturday and
to-day will locate the house, so that
the contractors can get right to work
and have the building completed be-
fore winter sets in.
Joe Wiener, of the New York
store, was up in the northern part of
the county yesterday, and says the
wheat in that locality is looking fine,
Notwithstanding reports to the con-
trary. A little rain, and Barton
county will have an immense wheat
crop next season.
See those "Glen" shirts at the
Famous. The best in the market.
11-2#2
d. G. Luse and a party Of friends
were out wolf hunting on the Cheyenne
bottoms with three greyhounds Mon
day. They started from the club
house early in the morning and about
o'clock started a wolf which the
dogs killed before it had gone half u
mile. About 2 o'clock in the after
noon two wolves broke cover, one of
which the dogs killed before it had run
three hundred yards;the other gave the
hounds hard run and the chase was
very exciting. On their way to the
club house the hound, Fleet Aleen,
caught and killed wolf in the high
grass before the hunters knew of its
whereabouts. The hunters returned
home tired, but we'll pleased with the
days sport.
We will give you more goods for
your money than any other house in
Barton county, rs we are the only
strictly cash house in the county.
11-2*2 Famous.
The opera house was filled with a
large and appreciative audience Tues
day, to hear the Esthetic Concert.
The tableaux were very fine and some
quite amusing. The vocal solos were
exceptionally good and each of the
singers were recalled. Jarley's wax
works were clearly explained, and
some good local hits made. After a
short, intermission, came the Esthetic
part of the entertainment, which con-
sisted of a curtain handsomely dec.
Grated with flowers, representing a
garden, the gardener to care for them,
the butterfly lowering over the
flowers, and the 'tfull" moon beaming
on all from above. Here is list of
the flowers which were so we'll tended
by Will Glenn, the gardener. The
sunfower was ]. Z. Woods, dafo-
dill, w. +. Carr, daisy Mrs. Carr,
pansy Mrs. Woods, lily Mrs. Castle,
buttercup Mrs. Carney, rose Florence
Towrsley, dahlia Will Harper, all of